Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:33:00 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] API for true Random Number Generators to add entropy (2.6.11) |
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On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 02:27:08PM +1000, David McCullough wrote: > > Hi all, > > Here is a small patch for 2.6.11 that adds a routine: > > add_true_randomness(__u32 *buf, int nwords); > > so that true random number generator device drivers can add a entropy > to the system. Drivers that use this can be found in the latest release > of ocf-linux, an asynchronous crypto implementation for linux based on > the *BSD Cryptographic Framework. > > http://ocf-linux.sourceforge.net/ > > Adding this can dramatically improve the performance of /dev/random on > small embedded systems which do not generate much entropy.
We've already had hardware RNG support for a while now.
No kernel patching needed.
Jeff
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